⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their no- They went cold, no of nine from three
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 26
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 9:11 · NO 17-5 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 11:25 · NO 28-24 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Jordan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:37 · NO 77-71 WSH
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:31 · NO 80-74 WSH
- Missed FT
Michael Jordan missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:18 · NO 80-75 WSH
📊The numbers
| NO | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 0 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
